Pharmacologic modulation of brain metabolism by valproic acid can induce a neuroprotective environment.

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Umar F BhattiHasan B Alam

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of trauma-related morbidity and mortality. Valproic acid (VPA) has been shown to attenuate brain lesion size and swelling within the first few hours following TBI. Because injured neurons are sensitive to metabolic changes, we hypothesized that VPA treatment would alter the metabolic profile in the perilesional brain tissues to create a neuroprotective environment. We subjected swine to combined TBI (12-mm cortical impact) and hemorrhagic shock (40% blood volume loss and 2 hours of hypotension) and randomized them to two groups (n = 5/group): (1) normal saline (NS; 3× hemorrhage volume) and (2) NS-VPA (NS, 3× hemorrhage volume; VPA, 150 mg/kg). After 6 hours, brains were harvested, and 100 mg of the perilesional tissue was used for metabolite extraction. Samples were analyzed using reversed-phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in positive and negative ion modes, and data were analyzed using MetaboAnalyst software (McGill University, Quebec, Canada). In untargeted reversed-phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, we detected 3,750 and 1,955 metabolites in positive and negative ion modes, respectively. There were no significantly different metabolites in posi...Continue Reading

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